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A beautiful green lawn has many roles apart from showcasing your home. Thriving lawns keep the air cool, reduce noise, help prevent soil erosion, filter stormwater runoff including sediment and other pollutants that would contaminate water sources. What happens when your lawn turns brown, and loses its aesthetic charm? How do you get it back to lush and healthy? In many …

Fertilizing your lawn keeps your lawn healthy and thriving. Here in South Florida, fertilizing your lawn is even more important because turfgrass grows year round unlike North and Central Florida where it only grows in early spring (March and April) and fall (September, October, and November). The main rule to remember when fertilizing your lawn in Florida (wherever you live) …

Last month, the topic was how to grow beautiful roses in Florida, and now that you know how to grow these beauties, let’s uncover the best rose choices for Florida. In truth, Florida is a great region for growing thriving and prolific roses, delivering an abundance of color with their soft and unmistakable scent. And whether you are a novice …

Roses are the iconic flowers of history representing beauty, love, and even war. Roses have been around for a long time, a legendary flower, whose fossil evidence dates to 35 million years in the past. Most experts agree roses were first cultivated by man around 5000 years ago in ancient China. Throughout history, roses have been used as medicine, for …

Greening your lawn and garden can help create an oasis which attracts native wildlife including butterflies, birds, frogs, and other beneficial wildlife to your yard. Landscaping with wildlife friendly trees, shrubs, and flowers also helps restore habitat balance for those creatures who have been displaced by urban sprawl. Wildlife friendly landscaping includes the provision of food and water sources, as …

As humans become more aware of their impact on the environment, many, like you, are considering environmentally friendly landscaping which protects the fragile ecosystem in their area. South Florida residents are no exception and want yard design that promotes and protects the beauty of the state. Creating an environmentally friendly landscape means your yard becomes an asset to the natural …

At first glance, you may believe the answer is no, particularly here in South Florida where the sun can be awfully hot, and the weather can be extremely dry. In fact, the answer is yes, you can have a thriving lawn with less water! Of course, that doesn’t mean you can do without proper irrigation delivered by an automatic, in-ground …

Creating your own thriving and beautiful Florida-friendly landscape is not as hard as it sounds. Expertise is not a pre-requisite, though having the experts at Xtreme Landscaping come alongside you to help will make the job easier. In truth, with a bit of learning and a desire to protect Florida’s tropical environment are the perfect starting point to developing a …

Bahia Grass is a grass that is ideally suited to the sunny conditions here in South Florida. Bahia grass loves the sun and heat, while shunning cold and shady conditions which makes it a popular choice for southern coastal regions where the winters are mild. Bahia grass grows via stolons (rooty stems) which form thick grass coverage that can stand …

Let’s talk mulch. Mulch can be made from a number of organic items – bark, wood, leaves, needles, grass – or inorganic items like pebbles, gravel, and even recycle tires. Mulch is used to cover soil, with the goal of presenting a beautiful aesthetically pleasing landscape as well as conserving water and helping to keep weeds away. And here in …